17 NOVEMBER 2009 - 28 FEBRUARY 2010

BREAKING FORECAST: 8 KEY FIGURES OF CHINA'S NEW GENERATION OF ARTISTS

ULLENS CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, BEIJING

A History of the Future - Spotlights China's New Generation of Artists

BREAKING FORECAST: 8 Key Figures of China's New Generation of Artists

November 17, 2009 - February 28, 2010.

Curators: Jérôme Sans, UCCA Director and Guo Xiaoyan, UCCA Chief CuratorNovember 17, 2009, Beijing, China

The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) presents Breaking Forecast: 8 Key Figures of China’s New Generation of Artists, a groundbreaking exhibition showcasing a comprehensive look at the future of contemporary art in China.  The exhibition will gather an exciting group of emerging and mid-career artists working throughout China today: Cao Fei, Chu Yun, Liu Wei, MadeIn, Qiu Zhijie, Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, Yang Fudong and Zheng Guogu.

While UCCA’s first exhibition reviewed the history of contemporary art in China, two years later, Breaking Forecast focuses on its future, marking a milestone in the development of the UCCA as an artistic organization with a global vision.

Breaking Forecast brings together an influential group, who collectively embody the artistic thinking and creative vitality of Chinese artists in this new century.  Utilizing a group exhibition to demonstrate the impact and influence representative of the new generation, the exhibition shows that China’s contemporary scene is both energized and active.

“The exhibition speaks about what is the history of the present, in relation to what is going on now in China. Rather than offering an exhaustive list, this exhibition concentrates on artists who are already influential for their generation, as well as for a younger generation,” says Jérôme Sans, UCCA Director.  “Breaking Forecast is the celebration of UCCA’s two year anniversary. It affirms UCCA’s support and commitment to the development and promotion of the Chinese art scene, for both established and upcoming artists alike.”

China’s new generation of artists are flexible, open-minded, and free from the weight of local pressure and obsession.  They have renewed methods of thinking and addressing problems, creating relevant art using a vocabulary that global audiences are also able to understand, and relate to.  Experts in a range of media, this show offers a wide scope of what the new generation in China is developing.  The artists are versatile, and apply suitable media towards a certain concept or idea – Breaking Forecast will include works combining the genres of painting, sculpture, installation, performance, photography and film.

The show will consist of eight separate solo shows in one unified exhibition, purposefully placed to fit together like an intricate puzzle.  Visitors will be taken on an epic journey through every corner of UCCA as artwork fills the exhibition spaces, facilities, and rooms.  Displaying both new and recent works, Breaking Forecast affirms UCCA’s role as a production center, to help artists develop their talents, and to give them an opportunity to create something new.

Artists’ talks and workshops will be organized to accompany this exhibition to provide in-depth opportunities for the public to communicate with the artists, and to learn more about the ideas and stories behind their works.  Please visit the UCCA website www.ucca.org.cn for more details and updates.

UCCA would like to thank LVMH for their support for this exhibition, and their shared understanding of the creativity of China’s new generation of artists.

The exhibition has been made possible with the support of LVMH / Moët Hennessy . Louis Vuitton

Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) is a non-profit, comprehensive art center founded in Beijing by collectors Guy and Myriam Ullens in November 2007. UCCA presents exhibitions of established and emerging artists and develops a trusted platform to share knowledge through education and research.

General information :

Ullens Center for Contemporary Art

798 Art District,No.4 Jiuxianqiao Lu,

P.O. Box 8503, Chaoyang District, Beijing P.R.China 100015

Tel: +86 10 8459 9269

Fax: +86 10 6431 4867

Web: http://www.ucca.org.cn

OPENING HOURS

Tuesday — Sunday 10:00-19:00

Closed on Mondays

TICKETING

- Adult 15.00 RMB

- Free for student 10.00 RMB (with a valid ID )

- Free for children under the height of 1.3m

 

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English-Speaking Press :

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Captions
10. YANG FUDONG, Ms. Huang at M Last Night, 2006 : Photos courtesy of ShanghART Gallery
11. YANG FUDONG, Dawn Mist, Separation Faith, 2009 : Photographer: Gao Yuan Courtesy of UCCA
12. ZHENG GUOGU, Sense of Empire, 2009 : Courtesy of UCCA Photographer : Gao Yuan
13. MADEIN, Calm, 2009 : Photographer: Gao Yuan Courtesy of UCCA
14. MADEIN, Battle is Our Mission, 2009 : Photographer: Gao Yuan Courtesy of UCCA
15. XU ZHEN, In Just a Blink of an Eye, 2005 : Photographer: Gao Yuan Courtesy of UCCA
16. CAO FEI, The Birth of RMB City, 2009 : Courtesy of UCCA Photographer : Gao Yuan
17. CCAO FEI, Yanmy at Home, 2004 : Courtesy of UCCA Photographer : Gao Yuan
18. CAO FEI, A Hutong War, 2006 : Courtesy of UCCA Photographer : Gao Yuan